Job Openings at Maurice Xandra Solutions LTD

Responsibilities

• Generating designs that meet a wide range of creative objectives and adhere to brand standards and requirements.
• Independently prioritize and coordinate tasks to meet assigned project deadlines.
• Assist in conceptualization of graphic line looks, logos, and basic structural studies using standard industry computer graphics software.
• Designs and executes creative concepts for assigned projects/ad dates and responsible
• for incorporating agency standards related to page building.
• Ensures all work at the key stages of the project/ad dates meet client and management expectations.
• Assists in development and design standards upon request ensuring continuity.
• Ensures change request completed within established processes and time frames.
• Reviews all image for color background consistency, accuracy, and creativity.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and research/contribute basic thematic elements into designs based on marketplace trends.
• Passion for typography and respect its beauty and use.

Qualifications / Requirements

• A Bachelors degree in Fine and Applied Arts plus a minimum of 5+ years of graphic design experience in packaging or related industry are also required.
• 5 years experience at a multi-national, advertising agency.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite 3-4 with working knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Logo design, photography and printing process knowledge are also strongly preferred.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all of the trafficking/scheduling/routing of projects from inception to completion.
• Meet with the heads of departments to learn about the status of existing projects, and details about new projects coming into the agency.
• Create a schedule for new jobs and assign those tasks using the trafficking system in place (this is usually done with software).
• Review current and future timelines and job statuses with the heads of department, and if necessary, the individuals working on the jobs.
• Direct the workflow to and from internal marketing communications teams.
• Partner with Creatives, Account Managers and overall team to ensure projects are completed on time and deadlines are met
• Act as the liaison between multiple departments, including client services, creatives, production, media planning and third-party vendors and management personnel.
• Ensure every job that comes into the agency must flow through the required departments on time.
• Create detailed schedules, set deadlines at each stage of the project.
• Reschedule projects based on new or changing priorities. This often happens when clients initiate rush jobs, or the agency becomes involved in a pitch
• Make sure that work is distributed equally and fairly between creative teams and other departments.
• Monitor the creative process, often with the help of a trafficking system, and make adjustments accordingly.
• Control Creative Project or Marketing campaign.
• Set deadlines and check on the accuracy of each ad before it appears in a publication, on the radio, on television or on the Internet.
• Report to management about the current workflow, and communicate any possible issues with too much, or too little, work coming into the agency.QUALIFICATIONS:
• This position requires a minimum of 5-7 years advertising agency traffic experience.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience handling high volumes, multiple projects and multiple accounts.
• Experience in both on- and offline advertising is preferred.
• Candidate must have outstanding written and oral communications skills.
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills are required.